Conus garciai

Conus garciai
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus garciai Motta, A.J. da, 1982
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. garciai
Binomial name
	Conus garciai; da Motta, 1982
Synonyms[1]
	Conus (Dauciconus) garciai da Motta, 1982 · accepted, alternate representation; Gradiconus garciai (da Motta, 1982);

Conus garciai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Belize, Honduras and Panama.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 69 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 37 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 49 m.[2]

References

Conus garciai da Motta, 1982. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 July 2011.
Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.

Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 – 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp
Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4, 2009 Edition
Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp
Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1–23

External links

The Conus Biodiversity website
"Gradiconus garciai". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea

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[WoRMS-1] Conus garciai da Motta, 1982. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 July 2011.

[Welch_2010-2] Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.